Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
West Union Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45073030402 · Oconee County, SC · pop 2,562 · 20% of tract blocks fall in West Union
With a score of 5.2/10, tract 45073030402 in West Union in Oconee County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,562 residents. That is riskier than about 45% of US census tracts.
About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $782 a month while the average household earns $71,250 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,118
Renter share8.8%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate16.7%
Median income$71,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Union and the region
Centroid at 34.7636, -83.0201 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Union scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Union
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
16.7% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$782 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Union
1.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Union
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Union
2.9
How West Union compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 12Total filings over 3 yrs
- 3.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.6%Peak (2014)
- 7Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 11.0%Housing insecurity
- 7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.3%Food insecurity
- 9.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 11.6%No health insurance
- 16.2%Frequent mental distress
- 32.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Union
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 5.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from West Union, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Oconee County average of 5.2 and in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45073030402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45073030402?
Census tract 45073030402 in West Union scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 45073030402?
Median gross rent is $782/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45073030402?
16.7% of residents in tract 45073030402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,562.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45073030402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 58th, minority 20th, housing 26th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45073030402?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 45073030402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.26% of renter households, peaking at 5.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 45073030402 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.0% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45073030402 compare to West Union overall?
Tract 45073030402 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of West Union at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Union; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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